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in colorado, for instance, law enforcement officials say they need more money to conduct the surge in criminal background checks which are required for gun buyers and they planning to ask lawmakers a half a million to speed up the process, which used to take a half hour and now takes a week. it has one lawmaker suggesting those who want a gun to pay for the background checks themselves. clare leavy, a democratic lawmaker out of boulder, telling the denver post, quote, anyone else, whether it's a teacher or law enforcement officer, anyone else with a background check has to pay for it. the rest of the taxpayers are subsidizing background checks for gun buyers. meantime in utah, where it's legal to carry a gun in school, a record number of teachers attended a training seminar earlier week. >> and we are training school employees per a permit to carry a concealed firearm. in utah, they have the unique advantage of carrying in schools. we don't restrict law-abiding people with a concealed permit to carry in the school. >> reporter: hawaii, new hampshire, and oregon allow teachers to carry
in colorado, for instance, law enforcement officials say they need more money to conduct the surge in criminal background checks which are required for gun buyers and they planning to ask lawmakers a half a million to speed up the process, which used to take a half hour and now takes a week. it has one lawmaker suggesting those who want a gun to pay for the background checks themselves. clare leavy, a democratic lawmaker out of boulder, telling the denver post, quote, anyone else, whether it's...
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no bill becomes law unless both houses pass it and so the house will have to pass it. you very well might have a situation where john boehner, the speaker, the leader of the republicans, will be embarrassed tomorrow because a lot of republicans will vote against it, but as long as they get a majority of the house, which is 218, and 30 or 35 republicans vote with the democrats, the bill will pass and become law and the president will immediately sign it. >> so the details of the deal are still largely unknown. what can you tell us about what in essence they've agreed upon tonight? i know i'm hearing that people on the far right and people on the far left are not happy with this. so it means it must be a compromise deal here. so what can you tell us about the particulars? >> reporter: >> the specifics which were outlined in the package is the president said i'm not going higher than 250,000 all during the campaign and he seems to have gone up to 450,000. the republicans who said we will never vote for a tax increase, we don't care if people are very wealthy, have agreed
no bill becomes law unless both houses pass it and so the house will have to pass it. you very well might have a situation where john boehner, the speaker, the leader of the republicans, will be embarrassed tomorrow because a lot of republicans will vote against it, but as long as they get a majority of the house, which is 218, and 30 or 35 republicans vote with the democrats, the bill will pass and become law and the president will immediately sign it. >> so the details of the deal are...
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while some call for stricter laws others are arming up to line themselves concerned their guns could be taken -- to arm themselves concerned their guns could be taken a way. >> reporter: you think some people like their guns? look at this. the line to get into this weekend's gun show hundreds and hundreds waiting two hours before the doors opened at 3:00 this afternoon. >> with all the political issues and all that i think there is more people that weren't interested in guns before and they are now. >> reporter: with talk of new gun control legislation in response to the shootings at sandy hook elementary school a crackdown that gun enthusiasts say wouldn't work. >> no lawful gun owner would even think about doing something like that. >> reporter: inside the dulles expo center there are guns, ammunition and more guns, even machine guns for sale. >> there's a very active shooting markup on machine guns where people will get together and actually shoot machine guns all day long. >> reporter: in two national polls taken since the newtown massacre nearly half and in the other nearly 60%
while some call for stricter laws others are arming up to line themselves concerned their guns could be taken -- to arm themselves concerned their guns could be taken a way. >> reporter: you think some people like their guns? look at this. the line to get into this weekend's gun show hundreds and hundreds waiting two hours before the doors opened at 3:00 this afternoon. >> with all the political issues and all that i think there is more people that weren't interested in guns before...
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neither of those calling for stricter gun laws. the two sides squared off outside a gun shop today in virginia. >> reporter: this was a very small protest involving only about a dozen people, but they say their message is big, change the gun laws now before more innocent people get hurt. the protests took place outside nova firearms on west broad street in falls church. >> as people of faith, we believe in compassion and care and love. >> reporter: led by father jim birch, the group face united for gun sanity, is calling for two key changes. >> guns are responsible for the slaughter of innocence time and time again in america. so we're calling for two things, the end of assault weapons and clips and funding of mental health programs. >> i would recommend a revolver similar to this one. >> reporter: nova firearms chief instructor chuck nesby says whether than banning weapons he thinks the emphasis ought to be on teaching how to properly secure them. >> obviously in the case in connecticut the lady did not have her firearms secured f
neither of those calling for stricter gun laws. the two sides squared off outside a gun shop today in virginia. >> reporter: this was a very small protest involving only about a dozen people, but they say their message is big, change the gun laws now before more innocent people get hurt. the protests took place outside nova firearms on west broad street in falls church. >> as people of faith, we believe in compassion and care and love. >> reporter: led by father jim birch, the...
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. >>> president obama says he'll put his full weight behind a law to prevent gun violence. listen to what he said this morning on "meet the press." >> it is not enough to say this is too hard so we're not going to try. i intend to meet with republicans, meet with democrats, i will take to anybody. i think there are a vast majority of responsible gun owners out there who recognize you can't have a situation in which somebody with severe psychological problems is able to get the kind of high capacity weapons that he -- this individual in newtown obtained, and gun down our kids. >> the president says he will put forward a very specific proposal and would like to get through congress in the first year of his new term. >>> the senate has approved a $60.4 billion recovery package for areas affected by superstorm sandy. the bill faces an uncertainty future in the house. >> reporter: there are a couple of reasons why the $60.4 billion aid legislation for sandy may languagish in the house. number one, the cost, and number two, the calendar. some lawmakers are uncomfortable with the
. >>> president obama says he'll put his full weight behind a law to prevent gun violence. listen to what he said this morning on "meet the press." >> it is not enough to say this is too hard so we're not going to try. i intend to meet with republicans, meet with democrats, i will take to anybody. i think there are a vast majority of responsible gun owners out there who recognize you can't have a situation in which somebody with severe psychological problems is able to...